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Why Doesn't Windows Remember My Folder View Settings?
If you've changed the view settings for a folder, but Windows "forgets" the
settings when you open the folder again, or if Windows doesn't seem to
remember the size or position of your folder window when you reopen it,
this could be caused by the default limitation on storing view settings
data in the registry; by default Windows only remembers settings for a total of
200 local folders and 200 network folders.
To work around this problem, create a BagMRU Size DWORD value in both of the
following registry keys, and then set the value data for both values to the
number of folders that you want Windows to remember the settings for.
For example, for Windows to remember the settings for 5000 local folders and
5000 network folders, set both values to 5000.
Here is how:
Follow these steps, and then quit Registry Editor:
1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2. Locate and then click the following key in the registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell
3. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
4. Type BagMRU Size, and then press ENTER.
5. On the Edit menu, click Modify.
6. Type 5000, and then click OK.
AND:
1. Locate and then click the following key in the registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam
2. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
3. Type BagMRU Size, and then press ENTER.
4. On the Edit menu, click Modify.
5. Type 5000, and then click OK.
Note:
When you use roaming user profiles, registry information is copied to a server
when you log off and copied to your local computer when you log on.
Therefore, you may have performance issues if you increase the BagMRU Size
values for roaming user profiles.
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Why Doesn't Windows Remember My Folder View Settings?
If you've changed the view settings for a folder, but Windows "forgets" the
settings when you open the folder again, or if Windows doesn't seem to
remember the size or position of your folder window when you reopen it,
this could be caused by the default limitation on storing view settings
data in the registry; by default Windows only remembers settings for a total of
200 local folders and 200 network folders.
To work around this problem, create a BagMRU Size DWORD value in both of the
following registry keys, and then set the value data for both values to the
number of folders that you want Windows to remember the settings for.
For example, for Windows to remember the settings for 5000 local folders and
5000 network folders, set both values to 5000.
Here is how:
Follow these steps, and then quit Registry Editor:
1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2. Locate and then click the following key in the registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell
3. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
4. Type BagMRU Size, and then press ENTER.
5. On the Edit menu, click Modify.
6. Type 5000, and then click OK.
AND:
1. Locate and then click the following key in the registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam
2. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
3. Type BagMRU Size, and then press ENTER.
4. On the Edit menu, click Modify.
5. Type 5000, and then click OK.
Note:
When you use roaming user profiles, registry information is copied to a server
when you log off and copied to your local computer when you log on.
Therefore, you may have performance issues if you increase the BagMRU Size
values for roaming user profiles.